You are not in this life to count up victories and defeats. You are in it to love and be loved.
Matthew Thomas
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Sometimes, she thought, life makes you grow up early. And some people never grow up at all.
The point wasn't always to do what you want. The point was to do what you did and to do it well.
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You are not in this life to count up victories and defeats. You are in it to love and be loved. You are loved with your head down. You will be loved whether you finish or not.
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